Every time the sting trailer breaks up a ring … every trucking company or anyone in supply chain that moves cargo in that area benefits. It has clearly reduced thefts in areas where there have been arrests.
The Associated Press recently interviewed some key figures in the fight against cargo theft – Scott Cornell and DZ Patterson of Traveler’s Insurance and Steve Covey of NICB. The article talked about Traveler’s long-standing “sting trailer” program which has been in existence since 2008. The sting trailer is equipped with high-quality sensors, cameras and GPS devices to catch cargo thieves in the act. The program has led to dozens of arrests since its inception. “They figure out what they have to defeat, so they do their homework and try something new, and maybe that will work for a while and maybe the companies will come up with something to fix that problem. It keeps mushrooming.” said Special Agent Covey.
You can read the full article and how Traveler’s Insurance and NICB took down a cargo theft crew in New Mexico here: read the full article.
